Born to a Kurdish family in 1971, Erkan Özgen lives and works in Diyarbakır. Özgen made
his debut into the Turkish art world in 1998 and since then has participated in exhibitions and
events in Albania, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Iran, Italy,
Israel, Lebanon, Montenegro, Holland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Austria, the United Kingdom and the United States. Özgen primarily works with video,
photography and installation. Most of his recent films address migration and human rights,
often criticizing overcharged nationalism and military absolutism.